We have just announced the nominees for the Best Action category, recognizing games that demonstrate innovation, immersive gameplay, and technical excellence within the web3 ecosystem. Our annual awards, now in their fourth year, celebrate the creativity and contributions of developers, studios, and creators driving the growth of decentralized gaming.
GAM3 Awards 2025 Best Action Nominees
GAM3 Awards 2025 Best Action Nominees
The Best Action category features five notable nominees:
1. Off The Grid
Developer: Gunzilla Games
Genre: Shooter / Battle Royale
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam
Off the Grid (OTG) brings a new twist to cyberpunk shooters, blending the last-player-standing intensity of battle royales with the strategy and loot mechanics of extraction shooters. Developed by Gunzilla Games, OTG introduces players to the gritty landscape of Teardrop Island, a dystopian battleground where corporations clash, and players make choices that influence the world around them.
2. The Bornless
Developer: Cathedral Studios
Genre: Horror / Shooter
Platforms: PC (Steam)
The Bornless is a multiplayer action horror FPS that blends survival, strategy, and extraction gameplay in a dark, Lovecraft-inspired world. Set in the eerie 1960s on Farmouth Island, an isolated land off the coast of Massachusetts, the game immerses players in a setting where the barrier between reality and the abyss is dangerously thin. Here, players engage in tense matches that combine fast-paced shooting with supernatural mechanics rooted in rituals and demonic transformations. Developed as a competitive yet atmospheric experience, The Bornless focuses on player-versus-player encounters alongside environmental threats from lurking cultists and monsters.
3. Star Atlas
Developer: ATMTA, Inc.
Genre: Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC (Epic Games Store)
Star Atlas is a space-themed strategy game set in the year 2620, where players can explore the vast universe, engage in ship-to-ship combat, and participate in faction-based politics. The game features a real cash economy, allowing players to trade ships, gear, and other in-game assets as NFTs. Its expansive universe and deep strategic elements make it a standout in the web3 gaming space.
4. My Pet Hooligan
Developer: AMGI Studios
Genre: Adventure / Multiplayer
Platforms: PC (Epic Games Store)
My Pet Hooligan takes web3 gaming up a notch and gives players creative freedom over their own experience and how they want to play the game. The core My Pet Hooligan gaming experience is encapsulated within the Interloop. The Rabbit Hole is an iterative and open world experience that sits in a wider Unreal Engine 5 metaverse architecture being built by AMGI Studios called Interloop.
The studio does a great job with their Hoolis, allowing users to motion capture themselves onto My Pet Hooligan characters and see their actions translated with detail. AMGI Studios aims to continuously build an interactive universe around the lovable but dangerous rabbits, and their latest Zuckbots attack is a step in a direction where The Rabbit Hole has more narrative for players to enjoy.
5. Wilder World
Developer: Wilder World
Genre: Open-World Metaverse / Action
Platforms: PC (Epic Games Store)
Wilder World is a massive open-world metaverse set in the virtual city of Wiami. The game offers a variety of activities, including high-speed street races, intense FPS battles, RPG-driven missions, and the ability to own and trade virtual assets such as land and vehicles. Built on Unreal Engine 5 and powered by blockchain technology, it provides an immersive experience with a focus on player ownership and community-driven content.
Event Details and Industry Impact
Our 2025 GAM3 Awards ceremony will be hosted live in the Philippines as part of the YGG Play Summit 2025 on November 21st. The event will feature both an in-person audience and a global livestream, enabling millions of fans worldwide to witness the celebration of web3 gaming achievements.
This year's awards introduces new categories, strategic partnerships with Sui, OpenSea, Arbitrum, and Abu Dhabi Gaming, and a prize pool exceeding $7 million. A distinguished jury including representatives from Konami, Sony, Ubisoft, and Krafton will evaluate nominees across all categories.
Since its launch in 2022, our GAM3 Awards has been regarded as “The Oscars of Web3 gaming,” highlighting technical innovation, community engagement, and creative excellence. The Best Action category showcases games that are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in decentralized gaming, offering players new experiences and demonstrating the potential of web3 technologies.
